A top-notch design and the best components ensure the Mercury Elite Pro Series is built to last.

High Portability

The compact and shock-resistant design has the Mercury Elite Pro Series going places! In addition, the Mercury Elite Pro offers (1) USB 3.0 (backward compatible with USB 2.0/1.1), (2) FireWire 800(1394B), and (1) eSATA ports for easy Plug and Play on virtually ANY system! Even the cables are included!

Style

Designed to complement any user's system, the Mercury Elite Pro was created in mind with the Mac Pro system as a starting point. As the pictures show, it's a fine storage solution for any computer.

Hard Drive Not Included - Needs 3.5" Serial ATA (SATA) Hard Drive

Specifications

Product Specifications:

Chipset

Oxford 944 and Oxford 3100 eSATA/FireWire/USB chipset

Mechanisms Supported

Up to 5.0TB 3.5" Hard Drive SATA 1.0, 2.0, 3.0

Port Configuration

USB 3.0 - (1) B Standard-B port

FireWire 800 - (2) 9 pin ports

eSATA - 1 port

Max Data Transfer Rate

USB 3.0 - Up to 300MB/sec

USB 2.0 - Up to 60MB/sec

USB 1.1 - Up to 1.5MB/sec

FireWire 800 - Up to 100MB/sec

FireWire 400 - Up to 50MB/sec

eSATA - Up to 300 MB/sec

Port/Interface Bootability

Can I use this solution as external startup drive?

eSATA*: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements.

FireWire 800: Supported on Macs meeting minimum requirements.

FireWire 400: Supported on Macs meeting minimum requirements.

USB 3.0: Supported on Macs and PC's meeting minimum requirements.

Macintosh System Requirements

Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2.2 compatible, OS X 10.1.x and later. Including 'Lion' 10.7.x (10.2 or later required for FW800 and USB 2.0)

USB 3.0: Macintosh with USB 3.0 interface, either built in or via USB 3.0 expander card.

USB 2.0: Macintosh with USB 2.0 interface, either built in or via USB 2.0 expander card.

FireWire 800: Macintosh with FireWire 800 interface, either built in or via FireWire 800 expander card.

FireWire 400: Macintosh with FireWire 400 interface, either built in or via FireWire 400 expander card.

eSATA: Macintosh with eSATA interface, either built in or via eSATA expander card.